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Name derivation:
(Gr.)chondros cartilaginous or grainy
Classification:
Chondria C. Agardh 1816; 80 of 167 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).
Morphology:
Size range of species is from mm to > 1 m long. Highly branched, cylindrical to flattened axes, radial branching (Ibid.).
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Subtropical to tropical marine habitats in shallow zones.
References:
Agardh, C.A. 1817. Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana. Dawes, C. J. and A. C. Mathieson. 2008. The seaweeds of Florida. Univ. Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 591 pp.; Taylor, W. R. 1960. Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the America. Univ. Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 870 pp. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 September 2013.